Anfield will stage the 247th Merseyside derby between Premier League champions Liverpool and rivals Everton on Saturday lunchtime.
Bragging rights are once again on the line between these two teams, who last butted heads in April when the late Diogo Jota scored the only goal in a slender 1-0 home win for the Reds.
It is fair to say that Liverpool are making a habit of leaving it late to come away from matches with maximum points, as Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League represents the fifth time in as many games this season that the Reds have required a winning goal on or after the 83rd minute.
Indeed, many will feel that their ‘late show’ cannot be aired for much longer, though Reds supporters will not complain if they conjure up late drama once again to prevail against Everton this weekend.
Sitting top of the Premier League as the only team with a maximum 12 points, Liverpool will attempt to win each of this first five matches at the start of a PL campaign for just the third time, and they will back themselves to secure a positive result on Saturday, as they have lost just one of their last 28 home meetings with Everton in all competitions (W17 D10).
Taking into account how both teams have started the new season and their records against one another in the Merseyside derby, it is difficult not to back Liverpool securing all three points at Anfield this weekend.
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